Julie and Jon come to A2.

Apr 13 06:59 UTC 1999

We're coming to A2 this June, from the 12th to the 20th.  Sindi and Jim 
have offered us a place to stay, but we are open to other hosts.

We'd also like some ideas on what to see..

I'll add more later..

response 2 of 36:

Apr 13 23:00 UTC 1999

The orchestra instructor at our university recommended U of M, of 
course, and I suppose quite a bit of my interest would be music-related, 
providing Julie's not too bored.

The best glb scene near where we live is the Capitol Hill area of 
Seattle.  There's the Aero, which is a drag bar; The Cuff, which is a 
leather-theme bar (not an entirely pure leather scene); the Wild Rose, 
and Neighbor's, both mixed-gender bars.  To buy leather, the Crypt and 
Fantasy Unlimited are nearby, and the Pink Zone has general glb pride 
items.  There are also a few glb bookstores.  Most everything is on or 
nearby Broadway Street.

Julie and I were only there for a short evening, so I don't know how 
interested she is in the A2 glb scene, especially as we don't drink.

Closer to where we live is Roslyn, home of the famous Roslyn Cafe shown 
in the opening credits to "Northern Exposure."  The restaurant where 
other scenes were shown is also there, of course, in addition to a 
fabulous bakery, a quaint moviehouse, and a popular homestyle pizzeria.

Besides Seattle, which many of you are familiar with, is mostly boredom. 
 Things relax much more considerably from Ellensburg to the Tri-Cities, 
which is just about everything east of the Cascades.  I like Julie's 
hometown of Yakima a lot, but many people find the city incredibly 
boring.  (I didn't grow up in urbania-- I grew up in Kennewick, one of 
the three Tri-Cities, which has pockets of county within city limits.  
I've observed both small city and rural life.)

I'm not quite sure what Julie is interested in.  As I have said 
elsewhere, we are primarily concerned with meeting the people of Grex :)

response 4 of 36:

Apr 14 13:36 UTC 1999

Come on a GrexWalk - Saturday mornings. They start at about 10:15 in 
Gallup Park by the Huron River. We wander through Gallup and the lovely 
U of M Arboretum. After the walk we go to a local restaurant for lunch. 
Good exercise, nice scenery, and you get to meet Grexers.

response 6 of 36:

Apr 14 20:17 UTC 1999

Maybe we could have a potluck at Gallup Park the Sunday after they
get here.  I'll head over to agora and post it.

response 8 of 36:

Apr 15 05:20 UTC 1999

Good.  We'll go dancing every night.  ;-)  I'll try to get the Nec's
schedule.  I can't remember which night is glb night, eighties
night, etc, etc.  They have all sorts of music and some good themes.
I'm starting to wonder if I should take more time off for this...

Be sure to e-mail Bob.  He has a couple days off weekly (usually
Sunday and Monday) and is always up for a trip to a2.

response 10 of 36:

Apr 15 13:51 UTC 1999

hehe i bop in and see I'm being talked about ( not a bad thing)
time off? could be in A2 from about 4am monday topossibly 8am wed.
and can't see why i won't be. hell if you guys are comming 2000 miles i can
make it to a2
in other news there is a chance I'll be up in WA this fall, planning on more
heavy duty driving this summer and have been invited as far as bellingham
(more to come)
latz

response 12 of 36:

Apr 15 13:53 UTC 1999

ehhe jazz snuck in on me

response 14 of 36:

Apr 16 04:36 UTC 1999

I just talked to Dave, and he said that Saturday is eighties/disco 
(whee!!!) and Tuesday is GLB night.  There was another GLB night, but 
Tuesday is one of the days I'll be there.  ;-)

I haven't gone dancing in ages, and I LOVE 80's and disco, so let's go 
both Saturdays...heh.  

response 16 of 36:

Apr 16 19:01 UTC 1999

and?

<grin>

response 18 of 36:

Apr 23 22:40 UTC 1999

For myself. 
I like to dance, read, conversate with new friends, walk outdoors, 
explore any new area, learn new things, etc.

I haven't really done any exploration into the other half of my nature.
I suppose the technical term would be bi-curious, except I am highly 
attracted to both men and women, particularly if they're nice.

Most of the reason for the fact that I haven't done any exploring with a 
MOTSS is because Jon and I are married and I don't want to damage 
things.  

I don't mind exploring the glb scene in A2 so long as Jon and I don't 
get separated for any reason.

I know I sound paranoid, but we've only been married for four months, 
sheesh!

response 20 of 36:

Apr 25 04:06 UTC 1999

sarah, maybe we can make them to honorary members of the "gang" ;)

response 22 of 36:

Apr 27 22:01 UTC 1999

Sounds like fun.

response 24 of 36:

Jun 1 04:49 UTC 1999

not much of a dancer here///
althoguh i DID dance a bit ast night at me father's weddin'
was fun, and he seems happy, as wuz I